>
> My '91 Dak was overheating. Replaced the thermostat and the problem is
> still there. Here is what I see. I can let the truck idle in the
> driveway all day and it's fine. But if I drive it on the highway for
> awhile (temps are fine). Once I get off the highway and stop at a
> stoplight and it overheats. The upper radiator hose is "ribbed" so it's
> quite thick but I squeezed it almost closed with a set of channel lock
> pliers and didn't hear any flow trying to get by the restriction. The
> radiator, doesn't look all that great inside but it holds pressure.
>
Maybe a clogged radiator.. If you can run your hand across the radiator (not
the fan side!!!) with the engine running. Check for cold spots, that's where
you clogged spot is.. ANything in the coolant, like grayish-white nasty
looking stuff, or in the oil???
Greg
2K1 Neon ES
Rahway, NJ
http://24.6.89.18/Neon
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